🏆 Distinguished Young Alumni Service Award Winner 👏 Meet Jolie Dudley ’15 The Distinguished Young Alumni Service Award honors graduates making extraordinary impacts in their communities, industries, and alma mater. Jolie embodies passion, innovation, and connection—values at the heart of Christopher Newport University. A New York-based producer, comedian, and dog mom, Jolie co-founded Must Love Dogs and Comedy, a nonprofit creating dog-friendly comedy shows that raise money for animal rescue and promote diversity in comedy. Inspired by adopting her rescue pup Knope in 2017, she turned her passion into a national movement that’s raised $30,000+, booked 500 comedians, and produced 100+ shows nationwide. Called “the happiest place in NYC” by Time Out, her work has been featured on PBS’s Emmy Award-winning Shelter Me and is now heading to BuzzFeed for a televised special. From classrooms to comedy clubs, Jolie continues to live out her belief that everyone—human and canine—deserves t...